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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



done aroused some opposition, when, 

 for the sake of harmony, I withdrew 

 m3' candidacy, and asked my friends 

 to cast their votes for some other man. 

 By reference to the report of the result 

 of the election, it will be seen that, 

 with a knowledg-e of these facts before 

 them, a majority of the members who 

 voted, preferred that I should have 

 that office. Under the circumstances, 

 I shall accept, and do my very best to 

 work in harmony with the other 

 officers in building up the Associa- 



tion. 



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Mr. Geo. W. BrodbecK, of California, 

 Secretary of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, departed this life Feb. 

 6th. Consumption was, I believe, the 

 cause of his death. Mr. Brodbeck 

 was an extensive and successful bee- 

 keeper; universally liked and respect- 

 ed. One of the most delightful days 

 that I spent in California was in his 

 company, visiting his apiaries in the 

 mountain canyons. The Review ex- 

 tends its sincere sympath}' to the sor- 

 rowing friends. 



The stockholders of the California 

 National Honej' Producers' Associa- 

 tion, at their regular annual meeting, 

 Feb. I5th, passed the following reso- 

 lutions: — - 



Whereas — It has pleased the great 

 Ruler of the universe to remove from 

 our midst our esteemed President and 

 brother bee-keeper Geo. W. Brodbeck, 

 therefore, be it resolved, that we sin- 

 cerel}' mourn our loss, and will long 

 cherish his name and remember his 

 many kind deeds and persistent en- 

 deavors in behalf of ourselves and the 

 bee-keepers at large. We hereby 

 tender our sincere sympathj' to the 

 bereaved. Maj' the softening influence 

 of time remove the grief and simply 

 leave happ_v thoughts of his kindly life. 

 Resolved: That a copy of these resolu- 

 tions be sent to Mrs. Brodbeck and to 

 the press for publication. 

 Names of committee, 



Geo. L, Emerson, 

 T. O. Andrews, 

 G. F. Merriam. 



A Flying Machine might be a nice 

 thing with which to visit out-apiaries, 

 as I mentioned last month, but a sub- 

 scriber, in referring to the matter, 

 adds: "Yes, and wouldn't she be the 

 checker to chase run away swarms 

 with ?" 



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Honey Packages for Members of the 

 National. 



The time has not come, perhaps 

 never will come, when the National 

 Association will deal in supplies, or 

 sell honej', but it has already helped 

 in both directions. For instance, Man- 

 ager France is now sending out to the 

 members a printed price list at 

 which they can buy direct from the 

 manufacturers, packages for shipping 

 or retailing honey. This list includes 

 the friction-top cans of different sizes, 

 the square and round 60-pound, 

 jacketed cans, as well as smaller sizes 

 of this style, also different styles of 

 glass packages. The chief point of 

 value in this lies in the fact that 

 members of the National can buy these 

 packages at lower prices than those 

 allowed an outsider. A man who has 

 use for many of these packages can 

 save his annual dues manj' times over 

 in the reduced prices he can obtain. 



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Two New Bee-Tools. 



Many of the little things about the 

 apiary, such as a smoker, a pry for 

 opening hives and loosening frames, a 

 brush for freeing the comb from bees, 

 etc., do much to add to our comfort, 

 and the efiicienc3' of our work. For 

 this reason I take pleasure in noticing 

 two such implements that have come 

 upon the stage within the last ) ear. 

 They are both the invention of Mr. H. 

 S. Ferry, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 



The first is that of a hive-opener. I 

 don't know what kind of metal it is 

 made of, but it will not bend or break 

 with any ordinary usage. Its point is 



